Remember when movies and television shows from the past promised that all of us would be using flying cars in the year 2000? I don’t know about you, but I am still waiting for mine to land in my driveway. A new military project may pave the way for a premier breed of flying jeep; that down the road, could find their way to consumers.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, otherwise known as DARPA, has given the nod to two companies to help design concepts for the military’s new flying Humvee, the Transformer TX Project.

According to Popular Mechanics, both Lockheed Martin and AAI Corporation are currently in negotiations with the Pentagon to put together a four man vehicle that can drive on the ground. However, to avoid roadside threats like improvised explosive devices (IEDs) the vehicle can take to the air by using rotors, like a helicopter.

No word yet on when we could start seeing prototypes for the Transformer TX. You can bet when we do, we will bring you more info on the vehicle that could change the skies of modern urban combat. And maybe a few years later, it could change the skies around local airports as well.